About the Florida Publishers Association, Inc.

The Florida Publishers Association, Inc., was originally organized in 1983 (then known as the Florida Publishers Group) by Betty Wright (Rainbow Books, Inc.) to provide Florida’s growing group of book publishers with an opportunity for education and networking and to provide its members with a clearinghouse for publishing information. FPA began with only six members, but with the skyrocketing popularity of self-publishing — and the subsequent rise of the small press — FPA’s numbers have steadily increased.

FPA’s mission is to continue founder Betty Wright’s vision of providing Florida’s book community with an opportunity for education and networking. The organization also takes a strong First Amendment stance and assists the Association of American Publishers in its efforts to ensure our publishing freedoms by contacting legislators when free speech, publishing and copyright issues are at stake.

FPA is a Florida not-for-profit corporation.

A Volunteer Organization

The FPA Board of Directors volunteer their time to serve the FPA membership. If you are interested in running for a Board of Directors position, the next election will be held in 2012.

  Visit Our Bookstores

We offer Amazon.com/Associates bookstores  for your convenience. Every book listed is hand picked. We offer books on publishing and marketing, as well as members’ books, winners of the FPA President’s Book Awards, and books we’ve displayed at both the Florida Library Association or Florida Association for Media in Education annual conferences. We'll be adding more subcategories to our bookstore, such as Kindle books, so check back often.